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Recent Examples of innkeeper
Its beginning is credited to both Jack Huff, the son of a local innkeeper, and Paul Adams, a young naturalist.
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Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 21 May 2025
Though the legislation allows the Lake County Council to increase its innkeeper’s tax by up to 5% for a revenue stream, Gary’s plan does not include a request for the county to increase the tax.
—Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 11 Apr. 2025
She has also recently been announced for the role of the evil innkeeper Madame Thénardier in Fred Cavayé’s upcoming adaptation of Les Miserables, alongside Benjamin Lavernhe as Monsieur Thénardier.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 14 May 2025
In many places the State Department has become little more than an innkeeper for other agencies.
—Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 May 2025
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Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 21 May 2025
Though the legislation allows the Lake County Council to increase its innkeeper’s tax by up to 5% for a revenue stream, Gary’s plan does not include a request for the county to increase the tax.
—Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 11 Apr. 2025
She has also recently been announced for the role of the evil innkeeper Madame Thénardier in Fred Cavayé’s upcoming adaptation of Les Miserables, alongside Benjamin Lavernhe as Monsieur Thénardier.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 14 May 2025
In many places the State Department has become little more than an innkeeper for other agencies.
—Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for innkeeper
landlord
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The Maryland Supreme Court opinion concluded that more analysis will be needed to decide if the landlord’s minimum-income rule disproportionately (and illegally) hurts voucher holders under the state’s Housing Opportunities Made Equal Act.—
Jeff Kauflin,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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Newsweek covered a post detailing a young tenant's dispute with their landlord over a security-deposit deduction that went viral on Reddit.—
Thomas Westerholm,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Aug. 2025
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“Innkeeper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/innkeeper. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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